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grh7 · 21-10-08, 09:11 PM

I have a wireless Belkin G Router and Virgin Media modem. My laptop is a Compaq Presario F500 my laptop sometime won't find my wireless and sometimes it will find it connect

but there is not internet signal.

But it sometimes does find it and connect.I recentaly put protection on it. It has built in wireless and it usually sits beside the wireless.
Can anyone help me. Thanks

BaronDeBug · 22-10-08, 06:18 PM

Hi
I no expert but just a few things come to mind.

How far away is the wireless to the laptop?
How meny obstructions between the wireless and the lap top? Walls do make a difference.
Have you tried the wireless connection with a third party wireless card? I had this problem as the wireless card in the lap top was crap! So I put in a PCMIA wireless card it was better.
If it is WEP protected have you sync it up with the lap top?

Lots to think about sorry but some thing may come out of this.

stonecoldaustin · 11-11-08, 12:18 AM

i find the belkin routers are rubbish i have gone through 4 now ,try buying a router of virgin themselves you will find a big difference ...i did

21-10-08, 09:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
grh7 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Virgin Media Internet I have a wireless Belkin G Router and Virgin Media modem. My laptop is a Compaq Presario F500 my laptop sometime won't find my wireless and sometimes it will find it connect but there is not internet signal. But it sometimes does find it and connect.I recentaly put protection on it. It has built in wireless and it usually sits beside the wireless. Can anyone help me. Thanks Last edited by grh7; 22-10-08 at 09:12 PM.

22-10-08, 06:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
BaronDeBug Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Virgin Media Internet Hi I no expert but just a few things come to mind. How far away is the wireless to the laptop? How meny obstructions between the wireless and the lap top? Walls do make a difference. Have you tried the wireless connection with a third party wireless card? I had this problem as the wireless card in the lap top was crap! So I put in a PCMIA wireless card it was better. If it is WEP protected have you sync it up with the lap top? Lots to think about sorry but some thing may come out of this.

11-11-08, 12:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
stonecoldaustin Head ache time Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: rainy city Posts: 26 Thanks: 7 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Virgin Media Internet i find the belkin routers are rubbish i have gone through 4 now ,try buying a router of virgin themselves you will find a big difference ...i did

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